An 18-year-old who was charged with escaping police custody, was yesterday granted bail despite objections from the prosecutor.
Ryan Gasper pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was read by Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
It was alleged that Gasper, on December 11, 2018, at Ruimveldt Police Station, having been in lawful custody for the offence of robbery-under-arms, escaped from police custody.